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Parasound A21+ vs Adcom GFA-585se
Thanks for those impressions @jdub39 ! 
Parasound A21+ vs Adcom GFA-585se
@prebs and @jdub39   I would be very interested in hearing your impressions of the JC5 coming from the A21? I have an A21 and am thinking of upgrading to the JC5 to coincide with an upgrade to the Paradigm persona speakers. I've heard conflicting... 
New Paradigm Persona Update Coming Soon?
Ok. Thanks for the feedback guys. I know Paradigm has a history of multiple versions for their speaker lines and again with the new management and new technologies being employed, I would not be surprised to see updates to the Persona. It's a heft... 
Paradigm Persona 3F vs 7F
 @istics I’m thinking about trying a parasound J C 5 amp with my 7f’s I am hoping to build the same system in the next few months. Would love to hear your impressions of the JC5 and 7Fs together when you try it! 
Anthem STR Power Amp vs Parasound JC5
Yep all good @russ69 . Thanks for the comments and feedback.Definitely if I was going all 2ch, then that would dictate decisions for every component (speakers, preamp, amp etc). I am looking for a high performance multipurpose system (that doesn't... 
Anthem STR Power Amp vs Parasound JC5
" ...two channel purists don't spend money on channels we don't need..."I never said I was or wanted to be a 2ch purist. In fact, in my original post, I said my system is used for 70% games/movies and ~30% music. I like to sit and listen to some t... 
Anthem STR Power Amp vs Parasound JC5
Point taken! Currently I have a Marantz AV8802a pre/amp but I also use an Oppo UDP-205 with it's dedicated 2ch output for quality 2ch listening. Not bad...I do plan on upgrading to an AVM90 at some point (maybe next year) with has the AK4499EQ DAC... 
Anthem STR Power Amp vs Parasound JC5
Thanks for the response @russ69 . From what I heard, the JC5 is quite a step above the A21(+). The point here is to get a meaningful upgrade for the main 2ch part of my system. I do love the A21 amp but am just scoping to hit that next level of pe...